Public Law 37–V

That there shall be added to

Eight medical inspectors to be added to the medical corps of the army.

the present medical corps of the army eight medical inspectors, who shall, immediately after the passage of this act, be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, without regard to their rank when so selected, but with sole regard to qualifications, and who

Selection, rank, pay, &c.

shall have the rank, pay, and emoluments now authorized by law to officers of that grade.

Sec. 2.

And be it further enacted, That the officers of the medical inspector’s

Additional duty imposed upon medical inspectors.

department shall be charged, in addition to the duties now assigned to them by existing laws, with the duty of making regular and frequent inspections of all military general hospitals and convalescent camps, and shall, upon each such inspection, designate to the surgeon in charge of such hospitals or camps, all soldiers who may be, in their opinion, fit subjects for discharge from the service, on surgeon’s certificate of disability or sufficiently recovered to be returned to their regiments for duty, and shall see that such soldiers are discharged or so returned. And the medical inspecting officers are hereby empowered, under such regulations

Inspectors may direct soldiers to return to duty, or may discharge them.

as may be hereafter established, to direct the return to duty, or the discharge from service, as the case may be, of all soldiers designated by them.